Button, Commemorative (U.C.V. Civil War) and Description and Envelope

 
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commemorative button & envelope
Button, Commemorative (U.C.V. Civil War) and Description and Envelope
commemorative button & envelope
commemorative button & envelope

Button, Commemorative (U.C.V. Civil War) and Description and Envelope

Object number1977.188.01-03
DateAugust 4, 1893
Mediummetal/ paper and ink
DimensionsButton - .75in (1.9cm) diameter Paper - 7in x 5.25in (18cm x 13.4cm) Envelope - 3 10/16in x 6 7/16in (9.2cm x 16.4cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionGroup of three objects: a Confederate button, type explanation of button as a commemorative symbol, and an envelope with inscription.

    .01 - Gold metal button. Debossed inscription reads "Confederate Veteran / Finitum est." The center of the button depicts a dismounted cannon on a hillside, beneath three stacked muskets. Located 13B, Bay 3, Shelf 1, Reunion Box 1

    .02 - Typed paper explanation of the origin and use of the button. "Dallas, Texas, 1893." "The Confederate Veteran's Button." The reverse side of the paper is blank.

    .03 - Envelope with hand-written inscription:
    Confederate Button/Presented by/Dr. C.M. Taylor/To/John G. Fletcher./Aug 4/93" The envelope is blank, but has a printed return address "Return to/German National Bank,/of Little Rock, ARK.,/If not delivered within 5 days." The back of the envelope is discolored from moisture.

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